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Transportation of Marshall Islands

Airports:15 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Roadways:total: 64.5 km
paved: 64.5 km
note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)
Merchant marine:total: 795 ships (1000 GRT or over) 30,772,611 GRT/50,987,293 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 178, cargo 53, chemical tanker 133, container 147, liquefied gas 25, passenger 7, petroleum tanker 234, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 7, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 730 (Australia 2, Bermuda 4, Brazil 1, Canada 6, Chile 1, Croatia 2, Cyprus 15, Denmark 1, Finland 2, Germany 194, Greece 199, Hong Kong 7, Isle of Man 1, Italy 1, Japan 7, South Korea 1, Latvia 7, Monaco 8, Netherlands 1, Norway 65, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 6, Slovenia 3, Spain 3, Switzerland 13, Turkey 20, UAE 3, UK 12, US 143)
registered in other countries: 1 (North Korea 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Majuro

Marshall Islands Quickstats

  • Population: 61,815 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 11,854.3 sq km
  • Density: 326 /km² (28th)
  • GDP (total): $115 million (220th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,600 (2001 est.) (195th)
  • Literacy: 93.7%

Languages of Marshall Islands

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  • Currency: United States dollar (USD)
  • Dial code: +692

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Marshall Islands Internet

  • Usage: 2,000
  • Penetration: 3.7 %
  • Top Domain: .rm

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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